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An all time classic. It’s great comedy with a great heart. The f-bomb rant, Del dancing to Mess Around, it’s arguably my favorite John Hughes movie. Remember, those aren’t pillows🤓😂
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JAWS is a masterpiece.
Yep, I'll go along with that! Spielbergs best movie imo!
I just watched One False Move (1992). While it had good acting and some good elements, I actually found myself a bit disappointed with the overall movie. Several characters lacked the depth I wished for, and the ending was bizarrely abrupt. Some good ideas and cool scenes, but I do feel like this acclaimed movie needed more polish.
I greatly enjoyed all of those Spielberg movies. I still believe that he has never made a bad movie. Even his lesser director movies are enjoyable (TLW:JP, Crystal Skull, 1941, etc). Schindler’s List has so many lessons to be learned from in it.
My favourite Spielberg films include E.T., TOD, ROTLA, MR, SPR, Jaws and CEOTTK. My least favourite is THE BFG, which moved me to tears... of sleep.
I agree, on both accounts.
It is indeed not a 'pleasant' watch, but it is one that everyone should at least watch once. It is also excellently made, of course. That too.
Regarding Spielberg, my favourite is Jaws, though with the Christmas season upon us, I feel like watching Hook.
Agree on that one! Two perfect movies and Spielberg's best IMO.
I've seen Schindler's List around 4 times since it's release. It is an incredibly hard watch in places, but also a rewarding and sobering one. Everybody should see it at least once.
I experienced something i never had before the first time i saw it at the cinema. By the end all i could hear was a mass sobbing from the audience all around me, as i myself wept uncontrollably.
One of the most powerful films ever made and an incredible achievement in directing for Spielberg.
I tend to rewatch Jaws at least once a year; don't think I need to say how I feel about that one! Incidentally, the sequels are currently streaming on Prime Video where I live, and I'm morbidly tempted to check them out again over the holidays. Not nearly as good as the first one (and that might be an understatement for some), but I do remember being entertained by them.
I really like Jaws 2 the others not so much...
Jaws is a massive achievement. It scared our entire race to the point of shunning sharks for no good cause. Spielberg and Williams made us believe that mechanical monstrosity, a failed prop in some regards, was the fiercest killing machine ever encountered by mortals. The film created the blockbuster film. And it gave talented actors the role of a lifetime.
Jaws 2 isn't bad as a sequel but it is somewhat inferior to its predecessor in my opinion. The stakes feel less high this time, and some repetitiveness reduces its impact further.
Jaws 3 is a celebration of camp, with Lou Gosset Jr. going a little overboard with his acting. But, there is -- well,
the main reason for me to revisit this film, and Howard The Duck, and All The Right Moves ... .
Jaws The Revenge has a spirited score. That's all I'm willing to say about that film.
On a side note, I tend to think Munich is Spielberg's best.
Munich is very good indeed! I enjoyed Bridge of Spies a lot too!
You and I both!
Me too, together with Jaws my top 3 Spielbergs.
Tonight I watched:
HOOK (1991)
I'm a big fan of the 1953 version, and while this one does look amazing in places, and it also has a warm parenthood message at its core, it also has odd cursing competitions and weird food throwing contests. A mixed bag, alas.
6/10
To think, Jaws was supposed to be released 50 years ago this month. Next June, it will celebrate 50 years of scaring people out of the water. Perfect in almost every way possible. Same with Raiders, I'm happy that he helped out on Dial of Density and even The Great Circle. He and George Lucas are big gamers.
Schindler's List is impossible to describe how important it is, in more ways than one. Spielberg is not profiting off the movie, and he was never paid for it. All the money he would have (and probably still does), goes to his Shoah Foundation. I really think that Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes should have won the Oscars for their performances. Particularly Fiennes, Tommy Lee Jones was doing Tommy Lee Jones things, and being rude as usual. Oskar Schindler has one of the most powerful story arcs in cinematic history.
Spielberg has never directed an unwatchable movie. There might be flaws in some of them for sure, but he knows what he's doing, more than most other directors can say.
The tagline for the 1979 movie Alien is "In space no one can hear you scream".
The tagline for Alien Romulus should be "In space no one cares."
Crew on a creepy ship. Know it all cyborg. Nest of horrible monsters. Most everyone dies. Only this time the addition of one of the worst CGI created creatures ever.
Interesting. I gave up on any Alien sequels after the atrocious Prometheus which i wish i could erase from my memory. Looks like this latest film is a misfire too.
I love the mystery around the derelict craft in Alien and would like to keep it that way.
I had the pleasure of seeing SEVEN SAMURAI on the big screen this summer and although I've watched it on DVD and TV many times, it never grows old. And seeing the film with a sold-out audience was one of my highlights of the year.
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I'm glad you had that opportunity! That must have been a very fun, special event. I can't wait to grab a 4K copy myself eventually when funds allow.
I had never seen a Jackie Chan film of this vintage (1985) before. I don't know if this is considered one of his better films, but I thought the chase through the harbour was worth watching the film for.
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), though, I can't respect very much. Boy, what a big disappointment. I was at least braced for it to be rough after seeing all the negative reviews, but it's still a shame. I thought the trailers for it looked pretty good, and I loved the idea of them going in a different direction from the original. Ultimately, the film is just a boring deconstruction of the Joker, offering almost only recap and repetition during its needlessly long runtime. Though many have said and I agree that the first Joker film did not need a sequel, I still thought there was potential for something at least decent and fresh. Alas, what we got was not worth it. I do still love the original, anyway.
I know the feeling, there are quite a few much beloved films that I just cannot connect with. The two you cited though I have to say I love them both, especially 8 ½, I love the atmosphere and Marcello Mastroianni I can watch read a phonebook :p
Any examples of your own that you would care to share? And I'm glad you did - I did really enjoy certain aspects, but yeah, the whole piece didn't come together for me how I'd hoped. I'm sure all of us have at least a few classic movies we don't love the way the masses do.